Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook

by Datta, Sanjay

• ISBN13: 9780387260754
• ISBN10: 0387260757
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

For years, anesthetists and obstetricians have turned to this highly popular handbook as a definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia. Dr. Datta provides expert advice on all aspects of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures, including perinatal pharmacology, relief of labor pain, fetal monitoring, anesthesia for Cesarean delivery, high-risk pregnancy, and in vitro fertilization.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period	1	(13)
Local Anesthetic Pharmacology	14	(13)
Perinatal Pharmacology	27	(11)
Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia	38	(21)
Uteroplacental Blood Flow	59	(13)
Physiology of Labor and Delivery	72	(7)
Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medication	79	(10)
Spinal Opiates in Obstetrics	89	(11)
Effect of Maternally Administered Anesthetics and Analgesics on Neonates and Neurobehavioral Testing	100	(17)
Fetal Monitoring	117	(13)
Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia	130	(42)
Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery	172	(39)
High-Risk Pregnancy	211	(91)
Neonatal Resuscitation	302	(23)
Postpartum Tubal Ligation	325	(8)
Anesthesia for Surgery During Pregnancy	333	(14)
In Vitro Fertilization	347	(6)
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity	353	(28)
Index	381